[lbo-talk] Hersh: How a secret Pentagon program came to Abu Ghraib.

[C. G. Estabrook]

I quoted the Chomsky piece from the fall of 2001 to point out that other
options were suggested at the time -- not just by Chomsky (he quotes
others), and not just in hindsight.

Don't you think that, if the US didn't block it, the Security Council (or,
better yet, the General Assembly) could generate an institution to hunt
down the Osama bin Ladens of this world?  Since 1945, Chapter 7 of the UN
Charter has provided for the use of all members' armed forces, "necessary
for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security."

Part of the difficulty of course is that if they started going after
international terrorists, there's a danger that they might march into the
executive offices of Kissinger Associates.  --CGE

On Mon, 17 May 2004, Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> We can, but that ain't happening soon. So, please tell me, who'd do
> this police work that Cockburn and Chomsky talked about? Now, today,
> in the real world?
> 
> I'd love it if CGE could answer this question too, rather than pasting
> in quotes from Chomsky.
>